Contactless usage surges to 88.6% of in-store card transactions
The over-65s were most likely to embrace the technology for the first time.
The over-65s were most likely to embrace the technology for the first time.
Featuring PPRO, iSTOX, Indy, Mercado Bitcoin, and Brigit.
The deal brings DNA’s customer base up to around 30,000 merchants.
“We approached male investors, but they were so condescending,” says CEO.
“COVID-19 just exacerbated things,” says Blomfield.
Spectrum’s MD joins the Quantile board of directors.
Female-led fintechs entered COVID-19 with the longest funding runway of the sector.
Kapoor joins after three years at the major international bank.
Banks have relied on the “five p’s” – people, physical cash, premises, processes and paper.
Featuring CGI, Cleo AI, Freetrade, Market Finance, and Monzo.
Currencycloud talks tech, structure, product development and bank relationships.
Payments infrastructure firm plans “global expansion” with new cash.
The bank says no jobs will be cut in the closures.
Innovation in commercial lending with special guest, Dean Snyder, EVP at AFS.
The fintech lodged its banking licence in the last quarter of 2020.
Currently, Just’s virtual offering is in beta.
Marcus plans to launch its new accounts later this year.
Featuring Checkout.com, MX, Blend, Creditas, and Enfusion.
Goldman’s CEO intends to make Marcus a pillar of the US bank’s growth.
Tandem’s plan is to be profitable by July or September 2021.
The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in banks’ lending platforms.
DPR provides its mortgages and savings platform on the cloud for the society.
Just 22% of the nation didn’t carry personal debt into 2021.
Starling is seeing the benefits of fully utilising its UK banking licence.
Some investors woke up to their US stocks up over 2000%.
Profitable since it began, Checkout is an attractive proposition for investors.
“Operating without a registration is a criminal offence,” says the FCA.
Cappitech had provided its platform for Markit’s SFTR system.
The fintech claims to have two million customers.
Fintech unicorn seeks to transition to full bank in the UK.
UK’s finance ministry says “the landscape has changed” in a short time.
Lloyds and Santander also fell behind NatWest, Nationwide, Metro Bank, and Virgin Money.
Payments and e-money firms experienced an 11% decrease in available liquidity.
“I remember acquiring our first cardholder,” says icount founder.
The UK’s Investment Association (IA) is asking for the LSE to undergo a “rebranding”.
Unihomes, also based in Sheffield, bundles up university accomodations with bills.
Channel 4 signed an advertising-for-equity deal.
Challenger bank for farmers receives investment from Duke of Westminster’s estate.
The UK no longer needs to follow the EU’s €50, or £45, contactless limit.
Its founder has hired financial advisory group, Lazard, to oversee its funding round in 2021.